Word details

手長海老

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 手長海老.

Dictionary

Entry

手長海老手長エビ手長蝦草蝦ながえび (手長海老/手長蝦/草蝦)てながエビ (手長エビ)テナガエビNounFreq #148055
1

freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hand

4 strokesFrequency 60JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュ

Kun

て--てた-

long, leader, superior, senior

8 strokesFrequency 12JLPT N4Grade 2

On

チョウ

Kun

なが.いおさ

Nanori

おしゃたかしたけひさ

sea, ocean

9 strokesFrequency 200JLPT N3Grade 2

On

カイ

Kun

うみ

Nanori

あまうなうんひろひろしまちままわたる

old man, old age, grow old

6 strokesFrequency 803JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ロウ

Kun

お.いるふ.ける

Nanori

えびおい

shrimp, prawn, lobster

15 strokesFrequency 2,501Grade 9

On

Kun

えび

Nanori

えみ

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

9 strokesFrequency 967JLPT N2Grade 1

On

ソウ

Kun

くさくさ--ぐさ

Nanori

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